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Today's Best Country in Sioux Falls, SDTue, 31 Mar 2015 18:09:16 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2http://kikn.production.townsquareblogs.com/files/2012/08/logo1.pngKickin' Country 100.5http://kikn.com
What Happens to Your Knuckles When You Crack Them?http://kikn.com/heres-what-happens-to-your-knuckles-when-you-crack-them/
http://kikn.com/heres-what-happens-to-your-knuckles-when-you-crack-them/#commentsMon, 16 Mar 2015 15:56:57 +0000Jonny Vhttp://hot1047.com/?p=311250Continue reading…]]>Even if knuckle cracking doesn't cause arthritis, there’s still good reason to stop. Check out the video on what happens to our joints when we crack them!

]]>http://kikn.com/heres-what-happens-to-your-knuckles-when-you-crack-them/feed/0Vox via Youtube1 in 5 Teenage Girls Have Experienced Dating Violence According to CDC Studyhttp://kikn.com/1-in-5-teenage-girls-have-experienced-dating-violence-according-to-cdc-study/
http://kikn.com/1-in-5-teenage-girls-have-experienced-dating-violence-according-to-cdc-study/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 14:49:17 +0000KDLT Newshttp://ksoo.com/?p=227398Continue reading…]]>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just released a new report that puts teens and dating violence in the spotlight.

]]>http://kikn.com/sanford-pediatrician-cell-phones-can-impact-a-childs-health/feed/0ClipartSouth Dakota Ranks Third Nationwide in Well-Being Poll down from Number Two Last Yearhttp://kikn.com/south-dakota-ranks-third-nationwide-in-well-being-poll-down-from-number-two-last-year/
http://kikn.com/south-dakota-ranks-third-nationwide-in-well-being-poll-down-from-number-two-last-year/#commentsThu, 19 Feb 2015 21:57:34 +0000Dan Petershttp://ksoo.com/?p=226043Continue reading…]]>Gallup does a yearly survey that determines a state-by-state picture of health. South Dakota finished this year at number three, bested by Alaska and Hawaii.

]]>http://kikn.com/south-dakota-ranks-third-nationwide-in-well-being-poll-down-from-number-two-last-year/feed/0iStockSioux Falls Health Official Urges Residents to Get Flu Shothttp://kikn.com/sioux-falls-health-official-urges-residents-to-get-flu-shot/
http://kikn.com/sioux-falls-health-official-urges-residents-to-get-flu-shot/#commentsTue, 20 Jan 2015 12:49:15 +0000Jerry Dahmenhttp://ksoo.com/?p=221931Continue reading…]]>The flu season is underway across the country and local health officials report continued increases in numbers of influenza cases across South Dakota.

]]>http://kikn.com/sioux-falls-health-official-urges-residents-to-get-flu-shot/feed/0Getty ImagesLatest South Dakota Flu Numbers Show Aggressive Increasehttp://kikn.com/latest-south-dakota-flu-numbers-show-aggressive-increase/
http://kikn.com/latest-south-dakota-flu-numbers-show-aggressive-increase/#commentsSat, 03 Jan 2015 01:31:57 +0000Associated Presshttp://ksoo.com/?p=219900Continue reading…]]>Three South Dakotans have died from a seasonal outbreak of Influenza A that got a lot worse the past week.

]]>http://kikn.com/latest-south-dakota-flu-numbers-show-aggressive-increase/feed/0Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSouth Dakotans are Top 10 Sleepershttp://kikn.com/south-dakotans-top-10-sleepers/
http://kikn.com/south-dakotans-top-10-sleepers/#commentsTue, 30 Dec 2014 18:23:20 +0000Todd Epphttp://ksoo.com/?p=219553Continue reading…]]>South Dakotans are top 10 sleepers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and the online magazine Vox.

]]>http://kikn.com/south-dakotans-top-10-sleepers/feed/0ClipArtTeens Vaping More Than Smoking Says Studyhttp://kikn.com/study-teens-vaping-more-than-smoking/
http://kikn.com/study-teens-vaping-more-than-smoking/#commentsTue, 16 Dec 2014 18:20:43 +0000Todd Epphttp://ksoo.com/?p=218396Continue reading…]]>In 2014, more teens use e-cigarettes than traditional, tobacco cigarettes or any other tobacco product — the first time a U. S. national study shows that teen use of e-cigarettes surpasses use of tobacco cigarettes.

]]>http://kikn.com/study-teens-vaping-more-than-smoking/feed/0Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesSouth Dakota Ranks 12th in Protecting Children from Tobacco According to Reporthttp://kikn.com/report-south-dakota-ranks-12th-in-protecting-child-from-tobacco/
http://kikn.com/report-south-dakota-ranks-12th-in-protecting-child-from-tobacco/#commentsFri, 12 Dec 2014 14:07:14 +0000Todd Epphttp://ksoo.com/?p=217940Continue reading…]]>South Dakota ranks 12th in the country in funding programs that prevent children from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released Thursday by a coalition of public health organizations.

]]>http://kikn.com/sioux-falls-weather-impacts-mosquito-control-spraying/feed/0Looking Good Sioux Falls! Named The Most Ripped City in the Countryhttp://kikn.com/sioux-falls-named-the-most-ripped-city-in-the-country/
http://kikn.com/sioux-falls-named-the-most-ripped-city-in-the-country/#commentsWed, 07 May 2014 09:00:24 +0000Jonny Vhttp://hot1047.com/?p=250809Continue reading…]]>Sioux Falls people are ripped!

]]>http://kikn.com/58-south-dakotans-enrolled-in-an-aca-health-care-plan-in-october/feed/0More Than Half of Sioux Falls Adults Could Be at Risk for High Blood Pressurehttp://kikn.com/more-than-half-of-sioux-falls-adults-could-be-at-risk-for-high-blood-pressure/
http://kikn.com/more-than-half-of-sioux-falls-adults-could-be-at-risk-for-high-blood-pressure/#commentsThu, 22 Aug 2013 19:51:42 +0000City of Sioux Fallshttp://ksoo.com/?p=128659Continue reading…]]>Live Well Sioux Falls and The Big Squeeze community team announced the results from The Big Squeeze 2013 at a press conference Thursday.

]]>http://kikn.com/sioux-falls-parks-and-recreation-offers-piyo-in-the-park/feed/0Getty ImagesNeed a Nurse? No problem! Leave the Classroom and Go to the Clinichttp://kikn.com/need-a-nurse-no-problem-leave-the-classroom-and-go-to-the-clinic/
http://kikn.com/need-a-nurse-no-problem-leave-the-classroom-and-go-to-the-clinic/#commentsFri, 03 May 2013 20:56:51 +0000Madeline Shieldshttp://ksoo.com/?p=94797Continue reading…]]>For some families, getting their children treated for minor illnesses means taking time off from work and spending time in clinic waiting rooms waiting to be seen by a doctor. But families at Hayward Elementary in Sioux Falls are benefitting from a newly opened clinic located right in the school.

]]>http://kikn.com/hospital-executives-support-expanding-medicaid/feed/0ClipartMadison Takes Steps to Help New Hospital in Madisonhttp://kikn.com/madison-takes-steps-to-help-new-hospital-in-madison/
http://kikn.com/madison-takes-steps-to-help-new-hospital-in-madison/#commentsWed, 24 Apr 2013 16:14:47 +0000Associated Presshttp://ksoo.com/?p=90448Continue reading…]]>City commissioners in Madison have approved the annexation of land for a $34 million hospital.

]]>http://kikn.com/madison-takes-steps-to-help-new-hospital-in-madison/feed/0Health Fair in Sioux Falls Tuesday Eveninghttp://kikn.com/health-fair-in-sioux-falls-tuesday-evening/
http://kikn.com/health-fair-in-sioux-falls-tuesday-evening/#commentsTue, 16 Apr 2013 21:04:00 +0000Madeline Shieldshttp://ksoo.com/?p=86829Continue reading…]]>If you want to find out what your kids are doing in gym class or sample the school lunch you can do that until 7 pm Tuesday night at the Career and Technical Education Academy in Sioux Falls.

]]>http://kikn.com/health-fair-in-sioux-falls-tuesday-evening/feed/0ClipartColumn: Willful Ignorance Unlikely to Result in Blisshttp://kikn.com/willful-ignorance-unlikely-to-result-in-bliss/
http://kikn.com/willful-ignorance-unlikely-to-result-in-bliss/#commentsSat, 16 Mar 2013 14:30:12 +0000John Gossomhttp://ksoo.com/?p=75488Continue reading…]]>PIERRE - Teen pregnancy is on the decline nationally, but is still stubbornly high in rural areas. This should be cause for more concern in South Dakota, given that very little of state qualifies as being non-rural.

]]>http://kikn.com/willful-ignorance-unlikely-to-result-in-bliss/feed/0Combat Stress Felt Far from Front Lineshttp://kikn.com/combat-stress-felt-far-from-front-lines/
http://kikn.com/combat-stress-felt-far-from-front-lines/#commentsMon, 11 Mar 2013 14:56:12 +0000Associated Presshttp://ksoo.com/?p=73679Continue reading…]]>LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - The gritty combat in Afghanistan is thousands of miles away. But the analysts in the cavernous room at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia relive the explosions, the carnage and the vivid after-battle assessments of the bombings over and over again.